Seven of the 11 newly sworn ministers in Punjab have declared criminal cases against themselves, with four of them facing serious charges, the electoral rights group Association for Democratic Reforms said on Monday.

The 11 ministers include Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann.

Punjab Election Watch and the Association for Democratic Reforms analyzed the affidavits of all 11 ministers, including the CM.

The ADR said that seven ministers (64 percent) have declared criminal cases against themselves. Four of them (36 percent) have declared serious criminal cases against themselves.

Of the 11 ministers, nine are Crorepatis and their average assets are Rs 2.87 crore.

The minister with the highest declared total assets is Bram Shanker (Jimpa) from Hoshiarpur. He has assets worth Rs. 8.56 crores.

Lal Chand from Bhoa constituency (Sc) has the lowest declared total assets worth Rs 6.19 lakh.

Nine ministers have declared passive.

The minister with the most responsibilities is Bram Shanker. He has liabilities worth Rs 1.08 crore.

The ADR said that five ministers (45 per cent) have declared their educational qualification to be between Class 10 and 12, while the rest are graduates or above.

Six ministers (55 percent) have declared their age to be between 31 and 50 years old, while five (45 percent) are between 51 and 60 years old, ADR said.

Ten AAP MLAs were sworn in as Punjab ministers on Saturday. Ministers include Harpal Singh Cheema, Harbhajan Singh, Dr Vijay Singla, Lal Chand, Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer, Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal, Laljit Singh Bhullar, Bram Shanker Jimpa, Harjot Singh Bains and Dr Baljit Kaur.

Previously, Bhagwant Mann had been sworn in at a program in Khatkar Kalan, the ancestral village of freedom fighter Bhagat Singh.